kapieren

/kaˈpiːʁən/

verb B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
kapiert
past
kapierte
perfect
hat kapiert

Meaning

  1. to get it, to understand (colloquial)

    • Hast du das kapiert?

      Did you get that?

    • Kapierst du, was der Lehrer meint? Ich habe es noch nicht verstanden.

      Do you get what the teacher means? I have not understood it yet.

V Category State Concreteness Abstract Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: state. Concreteness: abstract. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Practice

1 What does kapieren mean?

2 Fill the gap: Hast du das ___?

3 Which fingerprint chart matches kapieren?

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